Historic New England

Toy Soldier

British infantryman; red coat, blue pants; carries rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64913

Accession Number: 1970.961.26

Toy Soldier

Marching fusilier; white pants, bl. coat, red cuffs; hat; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64914

Accession Number: 1970.961.27

Toy Soldier

Marching fusilier; white pants, bl. coat, red cuffs; hat; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64915

Accession Number: 1970.961.28

Toy Soldier

Marching fusilier; white pants, bl. coat, red cuffs; hat; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64916

Accession Number: 1970.961.29

Toy Soldier

Marching fusilier; white pants, bl. coat, red cuffs; hat; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64917

Accession Number: 1970.961.30

Toy Soldier

Marching fusilier; white pants, bl. coat, red cuffs; hat; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64918

Accession Number: 1970.961.31

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; lying prone; blue coat; red collar & cuffs; black pants

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64919

Accession Number: 1970.961.32

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; lying prone; blue coat; red collar & cuffs; black pants

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64920

Accession Number: 1970.961.33

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; lying prone; blue coat; red collar & cuffs; black pants

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64921

Accession Number: 1970.961.34

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; kneeling; blue coat; red collar & cuffs; black pants with red

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64922

Accession Number: 1970.961.35

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; kneeling; blue coat; red collar & cuffs; black pants with red

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64923

Accession Number: 1970.961.36

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; kneeling; blue coat; red collar & cuffs; black pants with red

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64924

Accession Number: 1970.961.37

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; lying prone; blue coat with yellow cuffs and collar; red pants

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64925

Accession Number: 1970.961.38

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; lying prone; blue coat with yellow cuffs and collar; red pants

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64926

Accession Number: 1970.961.39

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; kneeling; blue coat with yellow. cuffs and collar; red pants

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64927

Accession Number: 1970.961.40

Toy Soldier

Rifleman; kneeling; blue coat with yellow. cuffs and collar; red pants

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64928

Accession Number: 1970.961.41

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64929

Accession Number: 1970.961.42

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64930

Accession Number: 1970.961.43

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64931

Accession Number: 1970.961.44

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64932

Accession Number: 1970.961.45

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64933

Accession Number: 1970.961.46

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64934

Accession Number: 1970.961.47

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64935

Accession Number: 1970.961.48

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64936

Accession Number: 1970.961.49

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64937

Accession Number: 1970.961.50

Toy Soldier

Marching infantryman; red, green & black kilt; red coat with yelw; rifle

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), lead (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 64938

Accession Number: 1970.961.51

Women's Cape

Blue wool herringbone with collar and hood; red plaid lining; one hook and eye at neck; two plaid lapped closures with buttons.

Date: 1898-1901

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 47474

Accession Number: 1967.111

Lavender floral patterned silk wedding gown; lace collar; bell-shaped sleeves with double puffed edged with wide purple and beige band; cotton undersleeve with openwork, scalloped edge; cartridge pleats all around; center left pocket; 14 covered buttons; bodice boned and lined with brown glazed cott...

Date: ca. 1853

Maker: Burnap, Harriet Trow (Maker)

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 47475

Accession Number: 1967.112

Card Table

Side table. Oak, ash, and probably cherry. Molded rails and top; green baize surface. Turned pillars with carved roundels. Rests on scroll legs with molded tops

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: Ellis, John A. (Cabinetmaker)

Material: ash (wood), cherry (wood), oak (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 47476

Accession Number: 1967.126

Sewing Table

Sewing table. Mahogany, tulip poplar, ash, white pine, rosewood cock beading. Two drop-leaves; two drawers with beaded edges; ring drawer pulls; tapering work basket; S-shaped stretcher; Pedestal base. Rests on foliate scroll feet.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), American tulipwood (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 47477

Accession Number: 1967.127

Armchair

Armchair with shield-shaped upholstered back, open arms; arm supports and legs have stop-fluted decoration; original under-upholstery.

Date: 1793-1797

Maker: Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture worker) Attributed to Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 47478

Accession Number: 1967.128

Quilted Bed Cover

White cotton ground; three rows of appliqued rose wreaths; bordered by undulating flowering vine. Quilting pattern of diagonal lines and sunflowers.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Sabine, Sarah (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 47479

Accession Number: 1967.131A

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Framed engraving of Benjamin Franklin.

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process)

GUSN: 47481

Accession Number: 1967.140

Needlework Towel Rack

Carved balck walnut towel rack with Berlin woolwork cross stitch and beadwork decoration; floral with scroll embellishment; brown, tan, gray, black, white, on red ground.

Date: ca. 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, cross stitch, wool (textile), beadwork, black walnut (wood)

GUSN: 47482

Accession Number: 1967.141

Portrait of Lucy Sawyer Littlefield Josselyn

Half-length portrait of Lucy Sawyer Littlefield Josselyn (1820-1887) with her hair pulled back and holding a red book. Married to William Eustis Josselyn (1967.147). Oil on canvas.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Possibly Hamblin, Sturtevant J. (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 47483

Accession Number: 1967.145

Drawers

Knitted; cream; ankle length; cotton sateen waistband with four covered buttons; front yoke; laced at back; band of tape on left and right front; ribbed knit at ankles; reinforced knees.

Date: 1900-1938

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, knitting (process)

GUSN: 47484

Accession Number: 1967.150

Tile

Wooden frame with 5 tiles (could hold 6, but 1 is missing) showing a dwelling, a shepherd, another dwelling with water, a town with water, and another town with water, respectively. Tiles painted in blue on white background

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic glaze

GUSN: 47485

Accession Number: 1967.153

Tea Bowl

Porcelain tea bowl. Gold gilt painted rim. Interior floral and vine chain. Exterior medallion featuring a monogram surrounded by ribbons and garlands.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 47486

Accession Number: 1967.154.1

Crazy quilt

"Crazy quilt" with central diamond of stripes; remains of plaid center. Body comprised of pieced diamonds; interiors of various patchwork shapes. Sawtooth border of stripes; outer border of purple floral velvet.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Probably Whitehouse, Sarah Mahtilda (Maker)

Material: brocade (textile), stitching, machine sewing (technique), piecing, printing (process), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 47488

Accession Number: 1967.163

Jug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 47489

Accession Number: 1967.165

Cupboard

6 shelves, shaped sides.

Date: 1690-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 47490

Accession Number: 1967.213

CLOGS

Probably of maple.

Date: 1830-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47495

Accession Number: 1968.4

Album Quilt

No description

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: Sawyer, Sophia Blake (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), stitching, back stitches, calico, cotton (textile), embroidering, piecing, printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 47496

Accession Number: 1968.6

Pillowcase

Rectangular, white, fine linen; single piece folded. Insertion of 1/4" wide fagoting connecting case with 2-1/8" wide outer band; two button holes.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 47497

Accession Number: 1968.8

Cloth Sample

Cream silk fabric sample with appliqued flowers, mounted on green paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 47498

Accession Number: 1968.9

Stock Lock

Plate type with lock mortised in wood; decoratively cut plate on front.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal), oak (wood)

GUSN: 47500

Accession Number: 1968.13AB

Box

Rectangular wooden box, without lid, lined with newspaper dated 1835-1838. Exterior of box is covered with wallpaper with a large scale stylized foliage pattern. Block printed in blue and tan on a beige ground. Bottom of box also has remnants of a maroon, white and cream paper.

Date: 1838-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47501

Accession Number: 1968.15